Press Releases
- Gothic Thriller "Hemlock Grove" Back On Netflix For A Second Season
June 19 2013 7:30 PM ET
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Netflix Original Series "Hemlock Grove," a riveting and eerie mystery from executive producer Eli Roth and based on Brian McGreevy's novel of the same name, will return with a second season next year. Seasoned showrunner Charles H. (Chic) Eglee ("The Walking Dead," "Dexter," "The Shield") joins the popular series as executive producer in season two.
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- Morguard Sunstone Real Estate Income Fund Liquidation and Payment Schedule
June 19 2013 7:21 PM ET
VANCOUVER, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Sunstone Investment Management Inc.
(the "Manager"), the manager for Morguard Sunstone Real Estate Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: MSN.UN), announces that the portfolio of the Fund has been
entirely liquidated to cash as part of the process to wind-up the Fund. - Essar Steel Algoma Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2013
June 19 2013 7:10 PM ET
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Essar Steel Algoma Inc.
reported today EBITDA earnings of $8.1 million for the three month
period ending March 31, 2013. EBITDA, excluding exceptional items, for
fiscal year 2013 was $57.3 million as compared to $321 million for
fiscal 2012. The decline from fiscal year 2012 is attributed to lower
shipments, depressed selling prices and higher than market iron ore
costs. EBITDA is a meaningful indicator of the Company's
profitability. - Race Across America Powered By Trane Speeds Through Indiana
June 19 2013 6:54 PM ET
TYLER, Texas, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 20, Race Across America (RAAM) Powered by Trane, the world's toughest and longest-running cycling race, will cross through Indiana, just south of Indianapolis. Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR) with offices in Carmel, Ind., is commemorating its 100th anniversary by aligning its reputation for unstoppable reliability with the world's most unstoppable athletes as RAAM's first-ever presenting sponsor.
- Lender Processing Services, Inc. Announces an Adjustment to the Consideration Mix in Its Acquisition by Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
June 19 2013 6:46 PM ET
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE:LPS), a leading provider of integrated technology, services, data and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) has exercised its option to adjust the consideration mix in its previously announced acquisition of LPS by increasing the cash component of the total consideration by approximately $500 million and correspondingly decreasing the stock component of the total consideration by an equal amount.
- U.S. Market Cap Guidelines Updated and Several Constituent Changes Announced for the S&P SmallCap 600
June 19 2013 6:41 PM ET
NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices is updating the market cap guidelines for its U.S. indices. Effective today, the new guidelines are:
- Motorcyclists rally in Washington, D.C., seeking independent testing of E15 fuel blend
June 19 2013 6:37 PM ET
PICKERINGTON, Ohio, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Motorcyclists and federal lawmakers spoke out about their concerns over E15 fuel in a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 19. The riders gathered to urge their senators and representatives to call for independent testing of the E15 ethanol fuel blend in motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle engines before it is allowed for sale at retail gas stations.
- Ferrara Jerum International Announces Formation of Property Leasing Group
June 19 2013 6:36 PM ET
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Ferrara Jerum International today announced the formation of a property leasing group and retained the services of Michael A. Smith to lead the group.
- Tanis Communications Nabs Two Stevie® Awards
June 19 2013 6:22 PM ET
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanis Communications, Inc., a leading Silicon Valley marketing and communications services firm, won Gold and Bronze Stevie Awards® for the Communications/PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing - Business-to-Business for their work with Terracotta, and Communications Team of the Year, on behalf of Oclaro, in the 11th Annual American Business Awards.
- ulrich medical USA® Releases Lateral Endplates for Flagship Product obelisc® Vertebral Body Replacement Device
June 19 2013 6:21 PM ET
ST. LOUIS, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ulrich medical USA, Inc., today announced the U.S. market release of rectangular lateral endplates for the obelisc Vertebral Body Replacement System which is a spinal implant device used in complex spine surgery for trauma/tumor applications.
- Consumer Watchdog Praises Mozilla For Taking New Steps To Protect Privacy Online
June 19 2013 6:19 PM ET
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today praised Mozilla as the nonprofit foundation announced it would move forward with addition of a setting in its popular Firefox browser to block the most intrusive tracking "cookies" by default.
Cookies are little bits of computer code that can be placed on a browser so that your activity can be tracked as you surf across the web. The most invasive tracking is done by sites the user hasn't even visited -- so-called 3rd-party sites, Consumer Watchdog said.
- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Declares Income And Capital Gain Distributions
June 19 2013 6:04 PM ET
NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc., a closed-end investment company, announced today the declaration of net investment income and long-term capital gain distributions in the amount of $0.036 per share and $0.037 per share, respectively. The distributions will be paid on July 29, 2013, in cash, to stockholders of record on June 24, 2013. The distributions will trade "ex-dividend" on June 20, 2013.
- ProfNet Experts Available on Medicaid, Gene Patent Case
June 19 2013 6:03 PM ET
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- Wowjoint Holdings Limited Reports Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results
June 19 2013 6:00 PM ET
BEIJING, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowjoint Holdings Limited ("Wowjoint," or the "Company") (OTC: BWOWF), China's innovative infrastructure solutions provider of customized heavy duty lifting and carrying machinery, reported today financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012.
Full Year Ended December 31, 2012
- Iowa Farm Family Unleashes BusterBall™ -- And The World Will Never Be The Same
June 19 2013 6:00 PM ET
OTTUMWA, Iowa, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Straight from America's heartland comes a hot new 3D game app that demands determination, skill and a thick skin. BusterBall™ – the first video game app created by Full Sea Productions – is now available for download on iPhone, iPad and iPod.
Visit our Multimedia Page @ mppr.info/fullseaproductions.
- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Adjustment to the Consideration Mix in the Acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc.; Cash Component Increased by $500 Million
June 19 2013 5:51 PM ET
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services, today announced that it was exercising its option to adjust the consideration mix in the previously announced acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. ("LPS") by increasing the cash component of the total consideration by approximately $500 million and correspondingly decreasing the stock component of the total consideration by an equal amount.
- Ibrutinib Study Results in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
June 19 2013 5:51 PM ET
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacyclics, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced that The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published results online of a Phase 1b/2 study evaluating the investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
- Castle Resorts & Hotels' Properties Recognized as Top Hospitality Resorts by TripAdvisor
June 19 2013 5:47 PM ET
HONOLULU, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Castle Resorts & Hotels, a full-service, international hotel management company based in Hawaii, is honored to have nine of its properties recognized and awarded the 2013 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor, the largest travel website in the world. Seven of these properties received the award in 2012 as well.
- Prestigious German University Partners With MTS To Advance Wind Turbine Performance
June 19 2013 5:40 PM ET
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that it will collaborate with GE Power Conversion to supply a simulation system to RWTH Aachen University for its Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD). RWTH Aachen University will use this equipment to study and design wind turbines in an effort to further the use of wind as a reliable, economical energy source.
- Leave Fireworks to the Professionals this Fourth of July
June 19 2013 5:40 PM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each Fourth of July, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness.
June is Fireworks Eye Safety Awareness Month, and the Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology (OAO) wants to remind consumers to leave fireworks to professionals. "Too many Fourth of July celebrations are ruined because a child has to be rushed to the emergency room after a fireworks accident," said Diana Hampton, MD, OAO President.
